I’m pretty sure he said he’d personalize any orders they fulfilled prior to 9/1, or late August or something like that. I can’t why the amazon orders fulfilled by DOM would be hard to personalize in that timeframe, but then again, I’m not the one who’s doing it. :

At any rate, I’m pretty sure mycroft would not use an Amazon gift card to purchase a copy of The Starter; my original suggestion of payment via gift card/barter was more of a way to let someone “gift” him with monies that could be used at a place he shops. Amazon was an example, as is iTunes. Victoria’s Secret would work just as well. But if he he/you/mycroft doesn’t shop online at amazon, that is probably not a very useful method of payment/bartering.

It has been published in a magazine as well. Uh, I smell a wiki update coming. Alright, here is the question:

In addition to being reported dead (for the fourth time in Contagious), can you name the two magazines that have published a photogaph of me? (To be fair, one of the photos was the one I use for an avatar, and both magazines were published in 2005 or later. And “Mycroft” was quoted in a third magazine in the same general topic area in the same time frame). After a while I will publish the answers and put them in my wiki page.

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the product did not satisfy my high standards, then it would not be fit to show to the FDO.

As for the order of customers, that is the order of delivery, not any order of favortism. All of the patches were delivered to me from the manufacturer, then I mailed the FDO 2 (1 for him and 1 for the Evil Queen).

Sergeant and Fire Team Leader, X-ray company, DOMREC. The Patchman – get your DOMREC patches from me! UNdead Knight! King Vampire of Vampire Corp for Sigler(VC4S)! Pusher once, and now Pusher twice.

Right now, if you order The Starter on Amazon, the order is fulfilled through Dark Øverlord Media, so an email to A probably would get you personalization. I don’t think that’s obvious from just cruising the site, though. At the point you add The Starter to your amazon cart, it tells you it’s available NOW; when you are browsing, it tells you it is pre-order only. Odd inconsistency.

What I’m talking about is, for instance, a customer pays mycroft in an amazon gift card (for instance). I know it’s not even the same as cash, but if mycroft were an amazon patron, then a gift card might be a convenient way to conclude such a transaction. I’m not saying mycroft provides a gift card; that would indeed be cumbersome. But i have often taken payment in taco bell for services rendered, no what I’m saying?

The fact is, there is no such thing as a FULLY secure medium. A check can be forged, as can cash. With PayPal’s popularity, of course it was bound to be hacked eventually. I don’t know if your facts are correct or not, but they don’t surprise me at all. It’s the same reason there’s more viruses for Windoze than Mac. More people use it so it’s targeted more. Simple #s.

What really matters is that you made a kick ass product that supports our FDO. You get to determine what payment method makes your life easiest. End of story.

I merely wanted to add a testimonial that the patches are indeed worth whatever hoops the folks down under need to jump through. It wasn’t my intent to cause additional friction between us.

Paypal is not a secure medium. (It has publically been reported hacked at least twice that I know of).

And there is no such thing as a secure website. My main credit card was used online a total of three times. Two of those times it was HACKED! And one of those was thru the company I WORK for. (A fortune 10 company). I found out it was hacked the second time when I was trying to use it on vacation in Belize.

The bank that I use, unfortunately, does not have the Swift number etc, for foriegn transfers. I never needed that stuff before, and I have been with that bank for over 25 years now.

I don’t accept credit cards simply because I am not a regular business. I would spend more on getting the ability to accept cards then the entire cost of producing the patches. This was a labor of love, not a big business thing for me.

Alternatively, you could always work thru someone here, who could be your “agent”. As for shipping to Australia, I would definitely have to check into that one, we have not shipped there before. We tried to keep the shipping costs low. We calculated that the shipping cost us something like $.96, for which we charge a $1. Most of that goes to the post office, and the remainder of the change goes to buy the envelopes.

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They are well worth the aggravation of sending a check overseas, if that’s what you need to do. I suggest you pool with a group of Aussies and purchase a larger quantity to make it cost efficient. They actually look better than the pic depicts them. I may try and take some better pics of the two I ordered to see if I can capture how vibrant the colors are. Mycroft did a bad ass job with this project. Definitely earned his pusher stripes, even if he hadn’t done all the other crap he’s done to promote Siglerism.

Ok, this is the official list of those that have ordered/received patches:

*Mycroft6’2”

*Mrs. Mycroft5’3”

*FDO

*Evil Queen

*MuchAdo 5’3″

*Wolf 5’10”

*Twowire

>Philer25

*Zard 6’1″

*Shadygirl 5’6″

*JP 5’7″

*I-M-ME

*Deathspiral

*I AM— 5’9″

*StephenK

*Flashman

*Nzmultimedia

*ChunkyMonkeySamiches

*Insignificant Blood Splatter 5’1″

*M. Night Shot-his-wad

*Wildseven

*Zombiegeddon_58 5′ 9″

*Gmork

*dragonJTS

Ordered but payment has not yet arrived:

Shiatis

Indie Slayer

billy tal3nt3d

AlphaGirl

Butterball

PerfectDayForDying

Junkie Bob

Sadock 6′ 1″

Legend:

“*” – confirmed receipt of patch(s)

“>” – patches mailed out

“<” – payment received, patch(s) not yet mailed out

Don’t reply directly to this list and I will update it in place for this project.Sergeant and Fire Team Leader, X-ray company, DOMREC. And now a pusher too!Sergeant and Fire Team Leader, X-ray company, DOMREC. And now a pusher too! The Patchman – get your DOMREC patches from me!

Get at least one, even if you don’t know what to put it on yet. I got mine forever ago and it’s still not attached to anything. I’m thinking about putting it on a hat I wear a lot, though. Could look cool.

“Urban legends go well with parmesan and horror. In fact their name is conveniently one and the same: Stevie.” {UNdead GirlCo Knight for Sigler}

you can see the pic of me sculpting on stone. there is one of the patches on my shoulder. click on the picture it should bring up my flickr photostream and there are pics there of the patches. they are beautiful

its’ cheaper to just gety a shirt and take it into a shop and have it sewn on than to have to replace the shirt after the glue gets all over the shirt/comes off after a couple washes and messes up the shirt/jersey/cammos/ lab coat. what works really well is if you know the sewing teacher at the local High School.

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OK for you junkies that recently bought your Patches. you may have missed the suggestion I put forth a while back. because Mycroft did all this work himself and he is not making money off this endeavor, I suggested that Junkiies once they get their awesome patches that you will love, you pass along a few (whatever you think is worthy) CH’s to the PatchMan, Mycroft.

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because you can see on their face that they know it must be army issue (mine is on my cammo jacket) but just not quite sure.the other one is on my stone sculpting coat (as shown later in this forum) and people asked about it while i am slinging my hammer.

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I love the way you think. The movie (THE Movie) will definitely need some patches. Then folks will be wishing they had some. The new pups will be wondering where they can get some. There’ll be wailing and gnashing of teeth. The days will be dark. The plaid tanks will roll. The junkies will rejoice and drink gin.

– “When I get a little money I buy books. If any is left over, I buy food and clothes.” – Erasmus

Is by sending a check made out in pounds to my bank. They add a charge of an additional 2$ to cashing the check and giv eme only what it is worth on the day it is cashed, and then process it thru another bank.

Sergeant and Fire Team Leader, X-ray company, DOMREC. And now a pusher too!

Hmmm. I’ve asked around a good bit and i heard that you can’t cash a cheque made out in euro in a non-euro establishment. Or am i misunderstanding it? There’s always the option of posting the cash for it but i don’t know how secure that’d be… Thanks for the help anyway! I’ll sort out something…

Wearing the coat that I airsoft in (it’s light weight, a good length amd doesn’t matter if it gets soaked). Driving home, I couldn’t help but notice the reflection of the patch in the window, and thinking to myself "Fuck yeah. I *AM* a Junkie. I *AM* hardcore. I *AM* going to be saved when the plaid tanks roll.

I put one of them on my stone carver coat. thats me working a piece of Alabaster last week during stone camp. we starting talking Sigler and found another carver that is a listener but not a junkie. then I passed out the URL for others and off we went.

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can’t wait to get my patches, especially because everyone likes them so much!!!I specialize in accurate interpretation of your pathetically unclear and dismally vague descritpion of what you think you want.

I made a suggestion early on (after I got mine) that we all give a little above and beyond the $5 a patch payment. My suggestions wa s a few Crack Hits to the incredible MyCroft. I know that Original Suggestion is now Burried Way down the Thread. so just reposting, MyCroft Donated His Time and Expertise to make these Incredible patches. What do ya say???

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something folks seek out once they start appearing at pub crawls, etc. Then the slow junkies will be sorry… Only a select few get to wear the patch! Thanks for getting these done, especially if there won’t be a second round of ’em.

– “When I get a little money I buy books. If any is left over, I buy food and clothes.” – Erasmus

In the design. Having much experience with iron on patches used in the scouts, I have an aversion to them. We tell all the new parents DON’T iron on the iron on patches. They will come off and they make a real mess of hte underlying fabric.

Re the picture: I’m approx 6’1″, an will be sowing it on to the sleve of a flectarn shirt and parka (2 ordered). I’m an airsofter, an this is the kit that I wear. I think it’s a cool way to spread the word of the FDO. It also mans that I have pseudo-rifles to pose with for the pic!
Minister of Flag Design

But since I did the full size shoulder patces for DOMREC, the 1/6 scale minuture was a snap to do.

The triangles are harder, though the first step was to get 3 blue 4 sided dice for the base at a local gaming store. then took a triangle image from the ScottSigler store and modified it to make a three sided covor for the dice. Now I have to cut that out of the cardstock I rpinte dit on and wrap the dice. Then I have to make the three long tenticles…..

I e-mailed Gmork a bunch more stuff last night. More for the DOMREC article (images of all the badges and ribbons mentioned) and the beginigns of the article on my character and me! When I finally add a larger image to that last article, you all will have a something to print out to use as a dartboard.

glad to hear. I just noticed that you were keeping the count at the top. great idea. thanks. so if we want to order more just do the same thing. I really don’t need a reply to that last. it was more rhetorical.

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This guy has an emergency request to fix some data, and sets it up using some software I haven’t used in over 10 years. Then writes up the request in a way that is cryptic.

And finally, when I call him to get an explaination, he has a think slavic accent.

I need to sell enough patches to get out of this line of work….

BTW: Current patches ordered leave me about 3 patches short of breaking even on this whole thing – which isn’t too bad, means I paid about the same for my patches as all of you. And if 3 more patches sell, then mine were free.

1 week in 8 I am on call 24 x 7, and during the regular work week, on call in two different locations. At night and on the weekend, only backup on call for the second location.

So, yes I am a bit short this week, cause I am working very hard under really tight deadlines.

Mrs Mycroft is handling most of the mailing type stuff.

The waterbed broke last week on Thursday (I woke up swimming) and it will be until Thursday before the replacement parts arrive. Until then we are making do with the smaller harder bed in the guest bedroom.

The guest bedroom leaves us sore and stiff in the morning.

So, if I get short with people, I’m sorry, but did I say, it is a really bad week?

Foriegn orders. There was a misunderstanding at the post office. We will get the right shipping costs tomorrow. Once again I apologize for this. I hav eno experience doing foriegn shippng and the post office was not cooperating with my agent today.

Your screen name, and in a block I can kindof cut out, your mailing address (so I can print them and cut them out to use as a mailing label! YOU are responsible for a valid mailing address!!!!) , how many patches you want.

I will respond with an address to mail payment to, and other instructions.

Payment by check, cashier’s check or money order in US funds (further details in the e-mail) Patches are 5$ each.

I will then reserve the patches for you, with your mailing label.

If a foreign order, I will set the patches aside, and then we will contact you for shipping costs after I check with my shipper for the extra cost. US shipping is 1$ for up to 5 patches, just to make it simple.

Behind the bug on the back, this batch will have the number "1" in permanent marker. This stands for batch 1.

As orders are taken, I will post replies to this message, with the remaining total of patches. I might even list the takers by screen name.

I think the last I heard was we would mail you a check for the patches we wanted. is that still the plan? I know I’m jumping the gun a little but my guess is everything will be hunky dory and all that and I am PSYCHED. long live the FDO. and thanks for all the work the mighty Mycroft.

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1. Need Scott Sigler to authorize me to get them created, I think this is just a formality as Sigler has indicated that he wants these.

2. I ran a spreadsheet of the first quote. The second company doesn’t seem to get it, so bye bye to them. The spreadsheet indicates certain cutoff points being better then others in terms of orders. (It is cheaper to order 50 patches then 49, for instance).

3. Once Sigler approves, I will order 100 patches as the first run. I intend to offer them for 5$ apiece, plus 1$ postage and handling (multiple patches will get discounts on postage.) “The Sigler” gets one free.

4. I have no paypal or credit card facilities so, we are dependant on checks and MO. Sorry guys.

5. Scott Sigler has indicated that we might get this involved with the Sigler store at some point.

6. If, by some miracle the first run runs out, well, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Sigler mentioned something about a coming feature of the website. I am collecting information and suggestions right now.

1. I don’t do paypal. I am in the IT business, and paypal has been publically hacked at least twice.

2. I don’t know yet what the total production cost may be. Thus, I don’t know if I have enough money to do it!

3. The company I work for decided to “share the pain” to garuntee continued emloyment thru 2009. Starting Jan 1, we all took a 5% cut in pay. (Plus no bonuses / raises this year. Makes it more like a 10% cut in pay.) Then they took back a perk from some of us – figure 25-30$ a month on that…..

So far the count is about 15, which gets us to the second level.

Also, another company tried to contact me with a quote last night, I am calling them back today.

Also, after I get at least one patch myself, I will produce
an acrobat file that can be printed at 1/6 size. This will allow for making 12″ action figures…. That part will be free. I will post more on this aspect later.

Your screen name, and in a block I can kindof cut out, your mailing address (so I can print them and cut them out to use as a mailing label! YOU are responsible for a valid mailing address!!!!) , how many patches you want.

I will respond with an address to mail payment to, and other instructions.

Payment by check, cashier’s check or money order in US funds (further details in the e-mail) Patches are 5$ each. No other form of payment is accepted (no paypal, no credit cards, no chickens, if someone can do my work for me, we’ll talk).

I will then reserve the patches for you, with your mailing label.

If a foreign order, I will set the patches aside, and then we will contact you for shipping costs after I check with my shipper for the extra cost. US shipping is 1$ for up to 5 patches, just to make it simple.

Behind the bug on the back, this batch will have the number “1” in permanent marker. This stands for batch 1.

As orders are taken, I will post replies to this message, with the remaining total of patches. I will even list the takers by screen name.

Order line is open!

Canada, UK, and Ireland, postage is also 1$ US for first 5 patches.

Thank you all junkies, we have now reached the break even point!

I talked to my bank today. They do not have an IBAN Number or a Swift Code. They are a secondary bank. Therefore, direct transfers of money from a foreign country are difficult to impossible. Talked to my other bank today. They don’t have either number either.

Last updated 14 April 2010

Today, I wiped all orders that nobody bothered to send the money for and we did an actual inventory count of how many patches are left. My running count was only off by 1 from the physical inventory.

ARIOCH’S EDIT This is what the patches look like [flickr-photo:id=3979666264,size=m] Modeling done by I AM— (MC)